American-style lottery player in Ho Chi Minh City claims $4mn jackpot
Sunday, November 26, 2023, 15:14 GMT+7
Vietnam’s state-run lottery company Vietlott announced that the lottery draw held on Friday for the American-style Mega 6/45 jackpot resulted in a customer in Ho Chi Minh City winning over VND96 billion (US$4 million).
Vietlott told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that the ticket held by the fortune seizer matched the number series 22-34-41-05-18-45 and was issued by an agent at 6 Block D of the Lac Long Quan Apartment Building in Ward 5, District 11, Ho Chi Minh City.
The winner will receive more than VND86.6 billion ($3.6 million) after paying VND9.6 billion ($395,633) in personal income tax, in accordance with regulations.
During the same lottery draw, Vietlott also announced 70 first prizes worth VND10 million ($412) each, over 45,000 second and third prizes worth VND300,000 ($12.4) and VND30,000 ($1.2), respectively, each.
According to Vietlott, more than 30 percent of its sales come from the Ho Chi Minh City market.
Over seven years of business, Vietlott has recorded nearly 350 individuals winning prizes worth over VND1 billion ($41,211) each and has paid around VND14 trillion ($577 million) to winners.
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